Bertone presents the first prototype of Nuccio

The automaker introduced the concept of Nuccio Bertone first time in March 2012 at the Geneva Motor Show. And now, having received overwhelmingly positive feedback from the public road, the company decides to show one of a kind prototype.

The car, which was presented at the Beijing Auto Show, is a fully functional model, but in comparison with the concept has some external elements. The company Bertone has not yet lays all the cards on the table, but is ready to offer the first image of cars. You can see that the engineers abandoned the original design of the headlamps in favor of a more simple and convenient, side mirrors have also become thinner.

Under the hood of a car is a V-type eight-cylinder engine of 4.3 liters and output of 480 horsepower. It is a couple of automatic transmission. According to the resource, Automotive News, the prototype will be available and, moreover, he had already bought by collectors from China.

Frog e Bike: a futuristic concept elektromototsikla

When we say that the mass emergence of electric vehicles cars will change not only the technical aspect, but also completely converted, including the execution of design, for some reason we always mean a four-wheeled vehicles. No doubt the same fate awaits the two-wheelers, ie motorcycles. This confirms a new concept called elektrobayka Frog eBike.

The authors of the concept artists have studios Frog Design, they believe that moving forward is not always limited to the adoption of the most promising technologies, ie, motors, and progressive design that Frog eBike is also not lacking. Elektrobayka designers say they do not like too complicated and unreliable because the design of internal combustion engines for motorcycles, electric motors are simpler, more reliable and more compact.

In this regard, they have used in the project bike somewhat non-standard solution for today, depriving the rear drive wheel spokes. Motor Frog eBike directly connected to the wheel rim, which, again, provides a more stable course in any conditions. A central element of the design is extended massive circular structure in the lower part of which is located at the elektrobayka battery. The authors of the concept did not specify the technical characteristics of its creation, however, the matter should be dealt with is engineers.

teXet presented a good e-book TS-711A

Many buyers of e-books in the selection process take into account the design of this device. If you think it is to such people, the novelty of teXet you just have to taste - the original building maroon with brass frame nicely catches the eye in a series of nearly identical black-and gray-white counterparts.

Book teXet TB-711A is based on the processor Rockchip RK2818 (600 MHz) with 256 MB of DDR II memory card format and built-in 4 GB of storage (in case of lack of space will come to the aid of cards microSD / SDHC). 7-inch touch screen with a resolution of 800 by 480 pixels, displays all the colors of the rainbow and the interface carousel. Only three mechanical keys - a rocker for turning pages, and press "Home", "Back."

New running a popular operating system Android 2.2 (FroYo), so that those who have already met with her on other gadgets, problems with the development of teXet TB-711A will not arise. Especially because, functionally, e-books are becoming more and more like a tablet or smartphones. Thus, the novelty of the module has teXet WiFi 802.11b/g/n (want to know what the nitrate - Online will answer all questions), auto image rotation, built-in speaker and microphone, a lot of preinstalled software and a large list of supported formats. And all this in a compact (180h124h10, 5 mm) and lightweight (290 g) performance, all for 3999 rubles.

In Russia, will go on sale first LTE-tablet

Samsung has presented to the Russian market an improved version of the tablet Galaxy Tab 8.9, adapted to work within the LTE-networks. This Vestyam.Ru the press service of the company. New products will be released in partnership with the cellular operator "MegaFon".

Unlike "conventional" Galaxy Tab 8.9, entered the Russian market in October last year, in LTE-release dual-core processor clock speed tablet has been increased from 1 to 1.5 GHz, and the battery capacity - from 6.000 to 6.100 mAh. Other features remain the same: 8.9-inch display (1280x800), 1GB of RAM, thickness 8.6 mm, two at the front of the camera (2 megapixel) and rear (3 megapixel) panels.

In addition to 4G, a network device supports 3G and 2G. Thus, the loss due to the new LTE Galaxy Tab will automatically connect to another network "MegaFon".

Russian operator started providing services to connect to the 4G-network earlier this week. By this time, these services are available only in Novosibirsk. As expected, the end of the year to test high-speed Internet will be able to residents of Moscow, St. Petersburg, Sochi, Krasnodar, Samara, Ufa and other cities.

Buy Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE ​​MegaFon Edition will be available only in retail stores "MegaFon". The price for the novelty and the date of start of sales have not been disclosed.

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"Smart" bike going through a testing

Smart Company has provided a small portion of the information about the project, which will lead the firm into a new area of ​​activity - the creation of our two-wheeled friends bike. With the help of the parent-Daimler, a supplier of batteries for bicycles, and the manufacturer's GRACE, headquartered in Berlin, was set up this bike. He passed the February series of tests in Mallorca before coming to check the release.

While the team expects that the novelty of the device - automatic scrolling pedals will be used primarily to move only on flat city roads, but the tests carried out in the mountains on the island of Mallorca, was to find out how suitable the invention for various conditions. As the creators say, the bike has four levels to promote and restore the same level of damage.

250 vatovy motor built into the rear wheel, works on the basis of technology BionX, which, in turn, is based on lithium ion batteries. This technology allows you to travel about 100 kilometers (62 miles), the distance can vary depending on the surface on which you eat. This unique instance will cost about $ 3,800.

In the following video you can see the progress of testing the bike in Mallorca.

Lotus is preparing a "Chinese" model of the Evora GTE

The original model of the Evora GTE made ​​its debut in 2011 at the Frankfurt Motor Show with the announcement that the car will see only in Europe, leaving the entire rest of the world's most powerful model without the Lotus.

However, the Chinese market had to suffer quite a bit, as the company Lotus announced a special model - Evora GTE China Limited Edition. Lotus engineers have specially adapted chassis for Chinese roads, and interior boast the use of a large number of leather and carbon-fiber fiber, giving the impression of unprecedented luxury inside the car.

Under the hood of cars would-cylinder V-engine with 3.5 liters and output of 444 horsepower. The car will be released in limited edition of 118 models, which makes it even more exclusive, and a real find for collectors.

In Italy, appeared high-speed train in the style of Ferrari

The next week in Italy will open a new high-speed railway. In its first flight will leave the train Italo, capable of speeds up to 300 km / h The train, which will connect the paths Milan, Rome and Naples, is touted as the most innovative train in Europe.

However, Italo not the fastest train in the world. Record of passenger trains is the Maglev Train, which reaches a top speed of 430 km / h Given that the largest shareholder in the railway company Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori, responsible for the launch of Italo, is the head of Ferrari Luca di Montezemolo (Luca di Montezemolo), the red color of the train does not surprise anyone. 25 trains will manufacture the French engineering company Alstom. The platform will be used by the model AGV (Automotrice Grande Vitesse).

The train consists of 11 cars a total capacity of 460 passengers. Each car is equipped with leather seats, free access points, Wi-Fi, and some of them have built-in ceiling panel TVs. A trip from Milan to Rome on a comfortable high-speed train Italo will cost about 60 dollars.

Apple's Steve Jobs was developing his yacht?

One of the favorite designers of the late Steve Jobs, Philippe Starck (Philippe Starck), has recently made a sensational statement. According to him, in the months before the death of an idol Apple, he worked on the design of a single uncharacteristic for Apple's product. No, this is not a new iPhone, and even a new tablet PC iPad. Steve personally ordered from Stark's design for his yacht, which could leave it under the brand Apple.

According to Philippe Starck, Jobs simply did raved about the release of proprietary branded yacht Apple. The names come up to her, unfortunately, he did not, however, he clearly knew what it wanted - "smooth and minimalist." And very original Stark was able to realize his wishes in his design, which renders you can see above. The plans "apple" was the announcement of a yacht at the end of this year, but due to the departure of Steve to the light of this idea was not to be. Interestingly, the mention of the yacht, even Apple is Steve Jobs' official biography, written by Walter Isaacson (Walter Isaacson). Thus, Apple has not left any of the other developments made under the leadership of Steve Jobs, which could be released in memory of him.

The futuristic city sports car from the Fiat Prime 2025

It would be naive to believe that in the future, even the not so distant, the vehicles will remain the same as now. Rapidly evolving technology is rapidly changing the design of machines, and even after ten years of cars can be such that we do not recognize them in the vehicles. This confirms the hypothesis of a new concept, called Fiat Prime.

The author of the work was an artist named Joshua Sherkliff (Joshua Shercliff), a student studying automotive design at Staffordshire University. Fiat Prime dates back to 2025 year, and from the height of today it looks very futuristic. The machine provides only one seat, and quite voluminous luggage compartment, so go shopping for Fiat Prime will be very convenient.

The car body is fully glazed, which provides an unprecedented overview of the driver in all conditions. The roof line is lowered, which indicates the nature of sports Fiat Prime, in addition, the driver enters the cabin through the roof, too, it is part of the door system. It is not impossible that in 13 years cars will actually look just outside the box. But as far as aerodynamics of the body corresponds to this non-standard design? This question is answered only practice.

Microsoft has released a new version of the antivirus Security Essentials

Microsoft has officially announced a new version of antivirus software Security Essentials. The new version has a code number 4.0. Updates touched the UI and features Automatic Remediation. Now, potential threats to go into quarantine automatically, without requiring the consent of the user and not taking away from him once more time.

The update was available in beta since December 2011. While the software giant has launched a set of testers, announcing the end of the test phase on April 26. Despite the fact that the new version at the moment has not yet appeared on the Windows Update for most users, a spokesman for Microsoft confirmed in an interview with ZDNet, it will be provided automatically for all users.

Later, a new version of Security Essentials virus appears in the Download Center for computers running under Windows XP, Vista or 7. In terms of resource consumption and functionality at the moment Microsoft Security Essentials antivirus on the market there are few competitors, grieve only the changes in the function of Automatic Remediation.

HP is preparing a 27-inch monoblock Bodie on a processor Intel Ivy Bridge

HP is preparing a new 27-inch monoblock HP Bodie, built on the basis of processor Intel Core "Ivy Bridge" third generation and with a screen resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels.

Slider offers support for up to 8 GB of DDR3 RAM and a choice between solid state drive capacity 256 GB hard drive, or volume of 3 terabytes. Detailed technical data and information on price and time of new sales are still unknown.

Motorbike

For owners of SUVs, tuning of the iron horse - a matter of honor, because that goes straight from the conveyor to the buyer, in any case requires further development and improvement. Tuning, in essence, is the definition of the box functionality of the car. And for the SUV is more than relevant. In addition, for machines designed for movement in the complete absence of roads, is important not only to design tuning, when settling interior and some body parts to decorate the car. In such cases, simply to make the entire car tyuninig, especially those units that will be exposed to the greatest load.

More likely to be somewhat improved wheels, because they are designed to take all the "charm" off-road. Similarly, the need to take seriously, and to tuning the body. Most car owners often make changes to the bumper - it kenguryatnik set. To achieve the absolute uniqueness, we recommend aerogorafiyu body, and it will be far motorbike, but a real transformation of it into a true off-roader with all the inherent only to him, attributes.

Cadillac showed the car with automatic control

Recently there have been quite a lot of news about cars with automatic control, which can move without a driver. Even Google is working on a similar vehicle, BMW has developed a "highly automated" car that can self-navigate in traffic.
Cadillac showed the car with automatic control

Now, Cadillac has announced its own vehicle with automatic control. The approach to the design of a Cadillac similar to the approach of BMW, they are using technology to "super-cruise", which will be finalized closer to 2015. In fact, this technology involves a semi-autonomous control, a car can move independently, but under certain optimal conditions, in ordinary life, the machine will require some minimal driver involvement. According to the company, the system of super-cruise will help ease driving in dense city traffic vehicles, and on country roads. The platform combines a number of advanced systems including radar, ultrasound systems, cameras and GPS-system. Representatives of the Cadillac assure that some of the blocks of a super-cruise will be available as early as next year's car models, Cadillac XTS and ATS.

Alcatel has shown tablet One Touch Tab T20

During the annual event Milano Design Week, Alcatel has introduced a new model of Tablet PC, known under the trade name One Touch Tab T20. Dimensions tablet Alcatel One Touch Tab T20 is 172 x 13 x 11,7 mm, and the cost - about 150 euros.

The device is based on single-chip system based on Rockchip RK2918, which consists of a CPU ARM Cortex-A8, operating at a frequency of 1.0 GHz. New also boasts a 7-inch touchscreen display running at 1024 x 600 pixels, with support for gesture control. The tablet has 1 GB of RAM and 4 GB of internal flash memory type, which can be expanded with microSD cards up to 32GB.

Attractive price is a little impact on the hardware characteristics of the One Touch Tab T20: except for the fact that the tablet was not very efficient processor, it is not yet equipped with a satellite navigation receiver module GPS and wireless Bluetooth. For access to the network is wireless module Wi-Fi with support for standard 802.11b/g/n. The power system is represented by a battery capacity of 2900 mAh which provides up to 140 hours of standby time.

It should also be noted the front camera resolution of 0.3 megapixels, audio jack for headphones, stereo speakers and microphone. Powered tablet Alcatel One Touch Tab T20 operating system Android 4.0.3 Ice Cream Sandwich.

MetroPCS launched the sale of LG Optimus M +

U.S. telecom company MetroPCS launched the sale of the budget Android-smartphone LG Optimus M +, announced late last month. As a smartphone LG Optimus Elite, whose release from the local telecom operators are expected in the near future, Optimus M + is equipped with a 3.5-inch HVGA resolution and a processor with a clock frequency of 800 MHz.

Other specifications include support for the device Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth 3.0, the back of the camera to 5 megapixels and a MicroSD slot for expanding internal memory (up to 32 GB). New running the Android operating system version 2.3 Gingerbread. The likelihood that the smartphone will get an official update Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, very small.

MetroPCS offers the LG Optimus M + at a price of $ 129.

In Japan, announced the HTC J with WiMAX support

WiMAX-compatible smartphone HTC J officially presented the Japanese telecommunications company KDDI. New debut coded ISW13HT. Most of its specs Android-smartphone model divides the HTC One S, available to users around the world.

HTC J computing device equipped with a Snapdragon S4 with two cores clocked at 1.5 GHz, AMOLED-display with a diagonal of 4.3 inches and a resolution of QHD, has on-board 16 GB of internal memory, memory expansion slot MicroSD, a built-in 8 megapixel camera and 1.3-megapixel "shooter" on the front panel. It is also worth noting the presence of infrared smartphone and operating system Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich.

When compared with the model of HTC J One S, then the Japanese version has added significantly in size (132 x 66 x 11.2 mm). Weight of the unit increased to 142, the powered HTC J Battery 1810 mAh capacity.

The smartphone is expected to hit retail stores this summer KDDI. The package will include branded headphones UrBeats.